Need Easier Gears

I need some easier gears for a xc bike, a diamondback coil 04. The shimano rear sprocket gearing is too hard to get up steep hills I am a newbie so I don't know much but I do know some. I need like a power climber or something, my friend told me about it. Also, will I have to change the rear derailluer if I get this gear set? And how much will it cost? I am 13 and don't have a job, I have 11 dollars and I don't think that it is going to get me anywhere. Also, I am concerned about my axles+rims. I don't know If they are strong enough for a mtn bike race team(this is why I am concerned), I have heard bad things about the axles and rims and I don't want to fall and get run over.

I think this post has to be a joke, but the biggest (easiest) cassette you can get on a MTB is a 12-34 I believe. Do you have two or three chainrings up front? If the rims don't hold up then you know they aren't strong enough... just keep them trued and you should be fine. If you're 13 I doubt you weigh all that much so you don't need anything particularly strong.

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I think if you have the chain on the largest cog in the rear and the smallest chainring in the front then the larget cog in the back is actually bigger than the smallest chainring in front, or they are pretty dang close in size.

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Agreed, work out a lot.
Ride up hills until your muscles hurt, then stop and walk it up the rest of the way. And rest for a bit.

You could also take it in to an bike shop, buy a thing of lubricant, and either have them apply it, or apply it yourself (they might tell you which parts of the bike need it). That should help it to roll a bit better.

EDIT:http://www.diamondback.com/items.asp...temid=110&va=0 - I found that with a google search; is that your bike? If so, it looks pretty heavy. It might not hurt to get a hardtail (only front suspension) if possible, since those are generally lighter, and *much* easier to climb with. The difference for climbing is crazy between my Specialized Hardrock, and my friend's 50 lb Walmart full suspension beast

Getting a new cassette will be able to help you out a little, but I don't think it would make that huge a difference. It is more technique and strength than anything. Practice Practice Practice and you will get better at climbing hills, there's no part that will magically make climbing way easier.

No seriously...just keep riding like someone else said...till your legs hurt and then walk...the more you ride the stronger your legs will get. I am guessing you do a lot of riding cuase I started when I was 13 w/ no job and thats all I ever did cause I had no life. Also, start out with Higher sprockets yes...but if you just stay in them all the time and never change you will start wairing them out. So build yourself up, don't just keep riding in the same one...

It is getting easier, and I was wrong. I guess that I was somewhat headstrong about how much my bike weighs. It was a estimate and come on, i've been at it for two years, when you guys were newbies did you think like me, all headstrong and my way is right no matter what? Well, I guess I should change my way of thinking, and It is getting easier to get up long hills, portion by portion. Thanks for the info and sorry for saying I have 11 dollars and my bike weighs 10 pounds, I didn't think you guys would respond in such a matter, so please don't think of me as a craphead.